Deafinitely Independent provides residential support, personal development, training and recreational and social opportunities to vulnerable deaf adults with a range of additional needs such as learning disabilities, loss of sight or cerebral palsy. Our focus is on providing a safe, caring home for life, and we also open our community to provide shorter-term respite care. We currently have vacancies.

We are based in Leamington Spa in Warwickshire in the Midlands, and our residents come from locations across England.

Our story
We opened in 1994 after Sandra Cox searched the country for a home for her son and was unable to find the "home from home” environment she was looking for. She got a group of parents together who had similar problems, to work with an architect, a solicitor and a social worker to provide a home for deaf adults with other disabilities.

Since then we have grown into our present family of up to 19 residents. As a focused independent organisation we keep alive our original passion for being a "home from home" for our residents, whilst committing to professionalism and care of the highest standard. You can see our CQC report, and we fully comply with Charity Commission requirements. Our Trustees have always consisted of both parents and professionals with an interest in nurturing deaf people so they can have as independent a life as possible.

Commissioning teams

If you are looking for 24-hour residential care for deaf people with learning disabilities in a caring family setting please visit our Social Services page or call us on 01926 337743. We accept referrals from all over the UK.

Staff and Volunteers at Deafinitely Independent

We are looking for dedicated people who are either proficient in BSL (British Sign Language) or willing to learn it.

Whether you can work full-time or part-time, as a regular or occasional volunteer, we would love to meet you and introduce you to our wonderful residents at Deafinitely Independent.

You will of course need to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and satisfactory references.

As a member of staff, you will help residents with their activities, perhaps shopping trips, cooking a meal and building friendships with them. Your role is to treat every resident with respect, dignity and compassion.

As a volunteer you will work alongside the care staff. Perhaps you have a particular skill you would like to put to good use to benefit our residents. Your help as a volunteer can make a real difference. All our volunteers will be provided with appropriate training. Please send us an email or call us on 01926 337743 to arrange to call in and see us. To give an idea of where you could help, here is a short description of a typical day at DI:

A typical day (if there is such a thing) is planned around each individual from the time they get up, to how much they are involved with their own food preparation, to going out on their own, with another resident or with their key worker. This also includes holidays, weekend and evening activities. Current activities include life skills, sewing and textiles, patchwork craft, gardening, cookery, cake decoration, flower arranging, pottery, art, swimming, computer skills and English for the deaf. Residents are encouraged to be as independent as possible within their capabilities.

Volunteer Tianna Langley said:Deafinitely Independent are a kind caring and understanding residential home, I did a two week work placement whilst studying the Prince's Trust course at Warwickshire College. Although I was not staff they treated me like a colleague and understood I was still learning. They did not put me out of my comfort zone but did use my skills and teach me new ones. I feel I have improved my caring skills and can now understand what it is like working in such a fast pace friendly residential home. All the staff members helped me through the two weeks and taught me the things I needed to know. They got me involved with the day-to-day activities and included me in the daily routines with the residents. All the staff were polite and encouraged me when I was struggling. Deafinitely Independent have opened a load of new opportunities for me and hopefully in the future I get to be a part of this amazing team. (Tianna Langley, Prince's Trust college course, Leamington Spa)

Staff and Volunteers

Deafinitely Independent offers a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference through fulfilling and satisfying work with deaf people with learning disabilities. Find out more...

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